AUGUST 4, 2026 - The Department of the Air Force and the state of Texas partnered in a landmark collaborative agreement to accelerate the integration of commercial technologies into national security space architecture, July 30, 2026. As a result of this collaboration, the Air Force Research Laboratory established a Partnership Intermediary Agreement with the Texas Space … [Read more...]

AUGUST 3, 2026 - The familiar growl of the A-10C Thunderbolt II echoed across southern Arizona one final time July 29, as Airmen and local civic leaders gathered at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to witness the aircraft's final flight, marking the end of nearly five decades of A-10 operations at the installation. "It's not a place. It's not people. It's a mindset," said Chief … [Read more...]

JULY 31, 2026 - A 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron patrolman barely settled behind the radio when reports began. Routine status checks quickly turned into updates from the entry control point where a suspicious package redirected defenders across the training area at Kapaun Air Station, Germany, July 23. A drone spotted overhead and simulated casualties began reducing the … [Read more...]

JULY 30, 2026 - Gen. Dale White traveled to Dayton to deliver a message of speed in acquisition. His keynote address was part of Life Cycle Industry Days at the Dayton, Ohio Convention Center. LCID is presented by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. Facing hundreds of defense acquisition experts, White issued a challenge to abandon the status quo and reframe … [Read more...]

JULY 29, 2026 - Orange and green flags hung from storefronts, balconies and streetlights as lawn chairs lined neighborhood streets in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Restaurants, hotels and camps filled with visitors from around the world, and nearly every conversation with a local began with them asking if they were there for the march. For a team of airmen assigned to the 39th Air … [Read more...]